Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speculated that the Republican Party may be exaggerating the extent of voter fraud, as more GOP-controlled states pass new voter identification laws to combat what the party claims is a widespread problem.

Paul sat down for a wide-ranging conversation Tuesday with David Axelrod, former senior adviser to President Barack Obama, at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics. Here's a portion of their conversation, according to a transcript from The Washington Post:

PAUL: Dead people do still vote in some elections. There still is some fraud. And so we should stop that, and one way of doing it is [driver's licenses].

AXELROD: Although the incidence of fraud is relatively small.

PAUL: It probably is, and I think Republicans may have over-emphasized this. I don't know.
Democrats say voter identification laws suppress the vote of minorities, seniors, students and women, who are less likely to have the required forms of identification and more likely to vote for Democrats.

Paul also told Axelrod that he opposes restricting access to early voting, as states such as Ohio and Wisconsin have done.

"Republicans who want to make their whole thing eliminating early voting, I think it’s a mistake," he said.

Paul has advocated for restoring voting rights for nonviolent felons as he attempts to broaden his appeal ahead of a potential run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

Rand Paul knows a failed strategy when he sees it that will only isolate the GOP rather than win elections.

He's not distancing himself, he's trying to save the party from itself.

The only way any GOP candidate is going to have a chance is to adopt some liberal policies.

Jeb Bush is already changing his positions to liberal on many issues such as immigration.

Libs Won Wrote:
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> The only way any GOP candidate is going to have a
> chance is to adopt some liberal policies.
>
> Jeb Bush is already changing his positions to
> liberal on many issues such as immigration.


He hasn't changed his position you moron. lol

That's been his position. And W. Bush did more in the way of immigration reform than Obama has.

Obama has also been much better on deportation than Bush was. You rightwingers didn't cry foul then.

And you didnt give Obama credit for what he was doing. You have ypur own hypocrisy to blame on immigration.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> Obama has also been much better on deportation
> than Bush was. You rightwingers didn't cry foul
> then.
>
> And you didnt give Obama credit for what he was
> doing. You have ypur own hypocrisy to blame on
> immigration.


That's been debunked about a million times now. Even the administration isn't singing that song anymore. You must have missed that talking points handout.

Yeah whatever. Dont complain about this president then if you are incapable of acknowledging the increase he made in deportations.

Thanks for making my point.

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> Yeah whatever. Dont complain about this president
> then if you are incapable of acknowledging the
> increase he made in deportations.
>
> Thanks for making my point.


So they're going out in front of Hispanics and making that case right?

lmao

It was always and remains bullshit that they only trotted out now and then when it suited their political purposes during the campaign.